Ch. 1316..1320: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1316-1320
Chapter 1316
Fiorella tried her best to be meek before Jared so he could naturally display his protective nature. Even if he knew how to control it, he would still subconsciously protect her, which was what she wanted.
Jared did not think much about it as he thought that it was normal for women to be started whenever strangers made unsolicited moves on them. That was why he was not repulsed by her actions when she was in fear. To him, it was in the nature of men to be protective.
"Let's have our meal,” Jared said, using the food as a means of diverting Fiorella's attention.
“Okay.”
"By the way, the wine you wanted is ready, but you haven't claimed any of it yet." he said.
‘I'll just leave it with you for now and get it next time,” she replied, making up an excuse to meeting him again.
“Okay.”
Jared knew her intentions, but he did not wish to expose her. After having lunch with her, he went back to his office and continued working.
On the other hand, Nicole had gone home when she received a text from Zeke. [Didn't we agree to study about the mission last night? Why did you not have a signal, all of a sudden? Did something happen?]
Zeke was busy worrying about her for the entire night.
Nicole quickly replied to him after reading his text. [I'm fine. The connection was lost last night. Do you need me to help you out now?]
[Yes!] She received his reply in an instant.
[Okay, I'll turn on my computer upstairs.] Nicole went back to her room and turned her computer on.
"Send me your mission.”
After some time, Zeke sent the task over to her computer. She looked at it thoroughly and found out that it was a mission to crack the classified details of a team's mission.
‘So that is why the reward is a badge of the Reby family. This is a tough mission, and we might still get ourselves in trouble if we succeed,’ she thought.
(Zeke, do you know the risks associated with this mission?] Nicole asked him through text message.
If he was unaware, she had to let him know.
[I know, and that's why I want to try it out]
[You should think twice. This is something very serious. If your details ever get exposed, you might be killed. If that happens, you won't get the badge and you'll also lose your life.] Nicole reminded him.
[I'm prepared for that. Just enlighten me on the strategy and what I should do. You though, should stay out of this.]
Zeke was worried that he would drag Nicole down with him if he failed the mission, which would result in an outcome too terrifying for him to bear.
[Since you're ready, let's proceed.] Nicole checked the details and sent them over to Zeke.
Then, she guided him via video call.
Three days later, Harvey walked into Nicole's office with four specialists in chip development.
"Nicole, I've gotten some experts to help you out. You can start introducing yourself." Harvey looked at Nicole.
Nicole smiled as she greeted Harvey.
"I'm Nicole, the person in charge here. I was the one who had established this project, and it's an honor to have you join US in this enterprise. Welcome." Nicole looked at the four specialists as she introduced herself.
"It's an honor. I'm Terry Anderson, and I've heard about you and Mr. Johnston. You're really beautiful, Miss Riddle,” one of them introduced.
"These are my good friends, Fabe Wynn, Keith Robertson, and Mark Leigh." Terry introduced them to Nicole.It's an honor to be here,” they greeted Nicole.
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“Hello everyone, welcome.
“Do you have any subordinates?” Nicole looked at them and asked. She could not just have professionals working with her as she also needed staff members.
“We do. All of us have apprentices. If you need more men, we can get them to come over and help out,” Terry said.
“Okay, can each of you bring two assistants over with you? I’m afraid we might get too busy,” Nicole requested.
“Let’s familiarize ourselves with the equipment today and start our work tomorrow when you’ve brought your assistants over.” Nicole looked at them.
“Sure, from today onwards, you’re our lead. We’ll follow your arrangements, Miss Riddle,” Terry said naturally.
“Okay. And by the way, you should stop calling me Miss Riddle. You’re all older than me, so just call me Nicole,” Nicole responded humbly.
“That’s not too appropriate. We’re colleagues, so I think we should stick with Miss Riddle.”
‘Yeah, that’s most appropriate,” Harvey chimed in.
Nicole looked at him. “Anything’s fine with me.”
“Let’s have a look over there.” Nicole took them to the office.
“We only have two offices built here – a lab and a manufacturing room.” Nicole looked at them.
“If you have any needs or suggestions, feel free to voice them out anytime. If it’s something beneficial to the development of the chip, I will try my best to fulfill your needs,” she added.
“Alright,” they said.
Then, Nicole walked them around to get them better acquainted with the equipment. Seeing that he was not needed anymore, Harvey left the area without bothering Nicole, but when Nicole turned around to find him, she realized that he was already gone.
‘Well, he’s gone already,’ he thought. Til just buy him a meal to thank him for this.’
Suddenly, her phone rang, and when she saw that Carl was the caller, she called out to Kelly.
“Keep them company, I have to answer a call,” she ordered.
She then walked out to answer the call.
‘Why are you calling me, Carl?” Nicole asked.
“Nothing much, I just thought of asking you out for a meal since you’re abroad as well,” he said.
Carl did not know that Nicole had returned home, so he thought she was still in Lanningbourg.
“You’re in Lanningbourg? When and why do I not know about this?” Nicole asked, shocked.
‘Why don’t they keep me posted anymore?’
“I’ve been here for a week. Did Zane not contact you about this?” Carl said, thinking that Nicole knew that he was in Lanningbourg.
“No, I haven’t been in contact with Zane for some time now,” she replied.
‘Where are you? I’ll look for you if that’s in the cards,” Carl asked for Nicole’s location.
“I’m afraid you can’t come. I’m back home already,” Nicole said with regret.
‘What? When was this? Why didn’t you tell me about it?” Carl said, sounding angry.
“I’ve been back for a week or two. I didn’t tell anyone because I left in a hurry. Besides, I didn’t know you’ll be in Lanningbourg!” she argued.
‘What happened there?” she asked.
Nicole knew that something must have happened for Carl to pay a visit to Lanningbourg. She wanted to know what was going on and if it would affect her base of development.
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’Just that there was something about Curley Corporation. Will you be coming over?” Carl said, wanting to see Nicole, just to fail in his attempt once more.
’I won’t be going there in the foreseeable future. If you miss me, you can meet me back here,” she said.
’Forget it. I have a mission to take care of, so I won’t be leaving for a while. If you have me in mind, you should pay me a visit instead,” Carl said, expressing his desire to meet Nicole in Lanningbourg.
in that case, you should focus on your mission. When you’re done, you can come and hang out with me.” Nicole replied.
She did not wish to visit Lanningbourg at all. After all, she had just began her research, and thus, she could not leave.
“Can’t you just pay me a visit instead?” Carl complained. “You’re just counting on me to come to you after I’m done. How inconsiderate.”
’For your information, I’m really busy now. I can’t leave. If that was not the case, I’d have been there in a heartbeat. Let’s just face it. It’s just an unfortunate coincidence,” Nicole explained.
“What are you busy with now?” Carl asked. Why is she always busy? Doesn’t she need to catch a break? She’s always busy with something whenever I call her.’
“I’m researching on how to develop a chip,” Nicole told him.
“A chip? Did I hear you correctly?” Carl said, almost laughing out loud.
’You can’t simply do that,” he protested. “You don’t know the ins and outs, so you shouldn’t be tinkering around as you please. If you have nothing to do, just come to me. I can guarantee that you won’t be bored.”
‘She’s really digging her finger into every pie she can find,’ he thought.’ Developing a chip?! Come on, give me a break.’
‘Even if I get bored to death, I won’t hang out with you. Besides, I’m not messing around. I have practical experience, and I have professionals at my disposal. I believe I can create the chip soon, and it’s going to be an chip of international renown,” Nicole said confidently.
’Okay, I’ll be waiting for the good news. You must let me know, so that I can laugh at you.” Carl said, still unable to believe that Nicole could develop a chip.
‘I’m done talking to you already,” she said. Take care. It’s not safe over there these days.”
Though they were bickering, Nicole was still concerned about his safety.
“Sure, don’t worry. I won’t be in danger. You should be the one taking care of yourself. Bye.” Carl was concerned about her too.
After they had hung up, Nicole made her way back to her office and engaged in a conversation Terry and his colleagues about work.
In the afternoon, Nicole received a text from Jared, stating that he was going to have lunch with her.
“Kelly, buy Terry and the rest to lunch later. I have something to do, so I won’t be able to have a meal with them,” Nicole said to Kelly.
’Sure.”
‘Gentlemen, I wanted to treat you all to lunch, but I just received a call and I now have something to take care of. I won’t be able to have a meal with you today, and I hope you can excuse me for that. However, I’ve already gotten Kelly to arrange lunch for all of you, so she will be tending to you on my behalf later on,” Nicole said, displaying her appreciation for them with her words.
They smiled at her and said, “Miss Riddle, please go ahead. You don’t need to engage US with such formality.”
“Okay, then I’ll be leaving now. Please enjoy your lunch.”
Then, Nicole went downstairs.
Jared already had his car parked for some time. When he saw Nicole walking out, he quickly got out of the car to welcome her.
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’You just started and you’re already this busy? I’ve been waiting for 5 minutes down here.” Jared stated.
“It’s the professionals’ first day today, so of course, I had to tend to them. Otherwise, it’ll look as though as I don’t value them,” she replied.
“It’s just been 5 minutes and you’re already growing impatient?” Nicole arched her brows as she looked at Jared.
‘I wouldn’t dare.” Jared opened the door to the car for her.
In the car, Nicole asked, “Why are you treating me to lunch?”
“No reason, really. It’s just that having lunch alone gets boring, so it’s better to have it with someone I know.” Jared looked at her and continued driving.
‘I thought you had something important to tell me. If I knew that there was nothing important, I wouldn’t have agreed to come along,” Nicole said, regretting all of a sudden.
“Really? Having a meal with me is a dream for many beautiful women. You should appreciate that you get to experience it,” Jared said delightfully.
“Enjoy? You’re too full of yourself.” Nicole smiled in defeat.
In Blue Whale Restaurant, Jared ordered Nicole’s favorite dishes and asked, “It has been some time since we last ate here, has it?”
“Yeah, the view is phenomenal here.” Nicole admired as she looked out the window.
She felt much calmer when she sat and looked at the scenery.
“When I was abroad, did you come here often?” Nicole asked.
“Yeah, I’ll come here whenever I’m free.” Jared only responded with a few words and omitted the part about Fiorella, as he was afraid that this would lead him into another misunderstanding with Nicole.
“When you weren’t here, I got really bored eating on my own, and because of this, I thought of coming here. Whenever I sit here, it feels like you’re eating with me. Besides, we’ve enjoyed the scenery together here too, so I can momentarily relive the beautiful moments when you’re here by my side. ” Jared looked at Nicole and said in a melancholic tone of voice.
“Aw, why are we being emotional now?” Nicole asked, embarrassed and attempted to switch topics.
“Why not? You’re sitting right in front of me now, and you have time to spend time with me already, so I won’t let you leave me for such extended periods of time anymore.” Jared looked at her possessively, though he continued speaking in a gentle tone of voice.
Nicole blushed. ‘I just left for work, and I didn’t know he’d miss me this much.’
Then, she took a bite of the dessert she liked and passed it to Jared. “I really like this. Give it a try!”
Jared had never liked food items such as these, but he did not decline the dessert that Nicole had given him. Instead, he looked at Nicole with a smile and ate it.
It was then that Nicole realized that she had passed the dessert to Jared with her spoon on the plate after seeing him taking a bite. ‘Now, this is too embarrassing.’
“It’s good.” Jared complimented it unknowingly, as even he was shocked by the gesture and the taste of the dish.
Perhaps, he was just expressing his love for Nicole.
“Good, I was afraid that you wouldn’t like it.” Nicole said.
She was still feeling embarrassed and thought that Jared would not notice that.
Besides, she had never seen Jared eating a dessert on his own volition. He had just ordered it for her, just like what he had done this time.
“Did you not visit your family after you came back?” Jared asked, as he suddenly thought of the Riddle family.
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’Yeah, I don’t know how mum and dad are doing now,” Nicole replied.
’I’ll accompany you after work to pay them a visit.” Jared suggested out of the blue.
‘You want to accompany me?” Nicole looked at him in surprise, as she wondered if he really was asking to visit the Riddle family. ‘What has gotten into him?’
“That’s right. Didn’t your parents mention that they haven’t seen me in a long time? I’ve always wanted to visit them. Since I’m pretty free today, let’s pay them a visit after work.” Jared calmly explained to Nicole.
‘Okay, but you’ll have to pick me up then,” requested Nicole.
‘No problem,’ he said.
Suddenly, an idea popped up in Nicole’s mind. She turned to Jared and looked at him shyly as she did not know how to bring it up.
“What’s the matter?’ Jared posed the question, as he realized that Nicole had something to tell him.
“The last time I returned home, my parents asked me about our wedding.” Nicole glanced at Jared awkwardly.
Jared understood what she meant and replied, “So, what you’re trying to say is, you want me to be mentally prepared for the questions?’
’That’s right. If they happen to ask any questions which you’re not comfortable with, can you…”
‘Don’t worry. I know what to do. I won’t put you in a difficult position.” Jared assured, as he knew what she was thinking.
Nicole heaved a sigh of relief and a smile gradually appeared on her face.” That’ll be great. Actually, the last time I returned home, I’ve promised them that we’ll get married soon.”
When Jared heard this line, he almost spat the wine out of his mouth, whereupon he looked at Nicole in disbelief, “You’ve promised them?”
“Are you okay?’ Nicole passed him a paper towel hurriedly.
Jared waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.
it’s not as you imagined. At that time, I only mentioned that we would think about it when the both of US are not as busy. I did not give them a specific timeline, so don’t you worry about it,” Nicole quickly explained to Jared.
Hearing this, Jared issued a sigh of relief. Marriage was truly a significant matter. Regardless of what, the both of them should communicate about it. Fortunately, Nicole had not made them any promises. Otherwise, the both of them would be in great trouble.
“Actually, I did think about our wedding, but there have been a lot of things happening as of recent,” he said. “I’m worried that you wouldn’t be in the right mood for it, so I never mentioned it to you. I was waiting for the right time to discuss it with you.
“Since you’ve already mentioned it, I thought I’d express my thoughts to you now,” Jared spoke to Nicole with an affectionate look in his eyes.
Seeing that Jared was speaking about the matter in a serious manner, Nicole gulped and stared at him with a look of solemnness in her face.
‘I have thought about working on the wedding preparations soon. Since we’re on the same page, I guess the universe has spoken. Let’s go to my parent’s place and talk about this after lunch. What do you think?” Jared suggested to Nicole with an equal degree of solemnness.
“WelL.I actually wanted to tell you that I don’t intend to talk about our wedding today,” she said.
‘We’ve been really busy with work for the past months, and work has truly just begun to catch up on my end. It’s not the right time to have our wedding now. Therefore, the sole purpose of the visit today is purely to just check on my parents. If my parents do not mention the wedding, let’s just remain silent about it. Otherwise, we’ll have a lot of explaining to do.’ Nicole looked at Jared with her forehead creased and a brow raised.
“Oh, so that was what you were trying to say. I thought…Never mind, we’ll talk about the wedding when your work is settled. I’ll just accompany you to visit your parents today.” Jared said, having understood Nicole’s intentions, and respected her decision.
‘Thank you for understanding.” Nicole smiled at him.
“No biggie. Let’s continue eating,” he said.
After lunch, Jared drove Nicole to the Riddle Residence. On the way there, they bought the family some gifts.
They slowly drove into the house. After they had parked the car, Nicole and Jared got down and entered the house together.
“Mum! Dad! I’m back!” Nicole shouted as she pushed the door open.